Switch.



J'.. a. ARTER.

l WITCH. PPLIOATIOK EILIEID OUT. 7, 1909.

Patented Jan 2&5; 11910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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, m@m@m;gm 25, l1910.

T EDWIN E. HERTZLER, OF

PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it .me-y concern:

Beit known that I, JAMES GARFIELD AR- 'rnn a citizen ofthe United Statesof Amen ica, residing at Pittsburo, lin the count-y of Allegheny andState of cleiinsylvanjm have invented certain new ments in Switches, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being'had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This y invention relates to switches, and

more particularly to a carA or train transfer- .ring apparat-usdesignedfor large rallroad yards.

The primary object of my invention yistoprovide a plurality of movabletrack sections-4 adapted to be shifted to establish a connec-` tionbetween the. confronting ends of a plurality of tracks.

Another object. of this 'invention the provision of positive andreliableineans for shifting ai'pluralitgy of-tracks upon which A cars ortrains are placed.

A further object .0f this invention is toA obviate the necessity ofusing switch tongues and frogs for sluiting a car or train from onetrack to another.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a switch `thatwill permit of a plurality of trains being shifted from one track toanother.

v With these and such other objects in view asmay hereinafter appear,the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and ar1angeineut of parts to be hereinafter described in detail and thenclaimed.

Referenceivill now be had to the drawings forming a part of thisspecification,

ivherein there is illustrated a preferred enobodi'ment of thc invention;but I reserve the right to vary and change thestructural ele mentsthereof without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In thedrawings :Figurc 1 is a diagrammatic plan of my svvitch, Fig. 2 is anenlarged plan of a portion of the same, Fig. 3 4is a cross sectionalView taken on -the line `W-`W of Fig. 2, Fig. 4: isa cross sectionalview of a portion lof the switch, illustratingthe `guides formino' partthereof, and Fig. 45y is a similar view i lustrating thesupporting pipesof the switch.

Reference Will first be had to Fig. 1 of the drawings, wherein I havediagrammatically illustrated a svvitch in order that the manner l.Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 7, 1909.Serial No. 521,552.

and useful Improve" lutciuutrd Jan. 25,1901@ of operating' andtransferring cars or trains can be fully understood.

The reference characters A, B, C, D, E and connected by my improvedswitch to sections of tracks (if, H, I, J, K and L, the sections oftracks A to F inclusive being in aline` nient with-the sections oftracks G to L inclusive. Between the confronting ends of these tracksare alterliately arranged ties l .and 2, each tie being of a suiiicientlength to extend from the outer rail of track A to the outer rail oftrack F. The ties l have the longitudinal sides thereof provided withlgrooves 3 extending from end to end of the tie, and the upper faces ofthe ties are provided With a plurality of equally spaced recesses .11.In said recesses are revolubly niountedavheels 5.

Upon the ties 2 are secured longitudinal rails 6, said rails having thesides thereof provided with lugs 7 adapted to be spiked or otherwisesecured to the ties 2, as .at 8. `The ends of the rails 6 extendinproximity to the ends ofthe ties 2, and are bent.` up`- Wardly, as at9 to prevent accidental `dis- .placement of the switching ortransferrlng truck, which will noiv be described.

The switching or transferring` truck con1- prises a plurality oflongitudinal inverted channel bars 10 to which are suitably securedrails, comprising tracks M, lt, t) and I). The longitudinal channel bars10 are and some of these bars are connected by angle brackets 12 totransverse supporting members 13, said members having the under sidesthereof grooved, as at 111 from one end` thereof to the opposite end, toreceive the revoluble Wheels 5. members 13 are provided with depending;@shaped arms 15 adapted to extend into the grooves 3 of the ties l andprevent accidental displacement of the truck. Sonie of the longitudinalchannel bars 10, preferably those supporting the track sections M and P,are provided with depending hangers 1F; supporting revoluble groovedWheels 1? adapted tn travel 4upon the rails G of the ties 2.4

rIhe channel bars 10 associated with the `rail sections I support ahydraulic cylinder 1S having a flexible connection 19 with a suitablesource of compressed air. The pisconnected by transverse channel bars11,

F designate sections oftracks ada )ted to be- The supporting Ulti .f3.0l *and well known type and have been conlventionally4 illustrated inFig. 1 of thev 'drawings with controlling levers 36 adaptma ad' 2o ofaie. eyiina'er isis @time and nivotally connected, as at 21 to the crank.22 of a longitudinal shaft 23, journaled in the-transverse channel barsarranged at the end of tht truck, said shaft beinglocated between. thetrack sections O Mountedupon the shaft 23 are brake shoes -rails ofthetrack sections M and P.

24 adapted to engage the wheels 17 .located in' proximity to the innerrail ot the track section P.

As shown in Fig. 1, the rails of the varioustrack sections can be tiedtogether and 'braced by diagonally and longitudinally disposedtie.rods'25. 'l5

26 and 27, these. cylinders having the .piston rods 28'tlieieofconnected to the outermost The cylinders 27 are connected by branchpipes 29 to a main pipe 30, saidbranch pipes eX- tending between theties 1 and 2 beneathv "the switching or transferring track, while lanair reservoir 32, which is connected by a air.

Athe lmain pipe 30 is connected, as at 31 to pipe 33 tol a suitablesource of compressed The cylinders 26 are connected by branch pipes 34to the mainpipe 30, and

4located upon said main pipe at each side of the connection 31 arethree-way valves 35' and 35a. These valves are of the ordinary .'--ed tobe shifted to placethe-'valve in a closed, open orexh'aust position.

As s hown in F 1g. 1 of the drawings, the switching or transferringtruck connects the tracks C to F inclusive -with the tracks A to i' Linclusive, and to shift the'truck to con- I- 40 neet the tracks A to Dinclusive and G to J inclusive, the valve 35 is operated .to allow l4the cylinders 27 to exhaust` and then the movement vof thejsame, it.bei-ng pret'erable to use the vbrake `shoes to lo'ck the truck while'cars are passing'on and bfi' tlie'sainei .'55 lHavingnow'describedmyinvention what valve 3 5a is operated to admit airfrom-the reservoir 32 to the. cylinders 26. The air entering4 thecylinders 26 shifts the truck.

and longitudinally alines the rail sections M to P inclusive with therails A, B, C, and G, H, I and JQ The operation of thehydraulic cylinderA18 `can be controlled from a suitable. point to'stop the truck at anypoint during the I claimfas new is L 1 `1. The lcombination with twoseries. of

I spaced track sections, the tracks of each se# ries being parallel,vseries of cross ties arranged 1n the space between the two series oftrack sections, alternate ties' of said series provided withagroovedsides, a' plurality of tracks mounted on sail cross ties-.and lshiftablethereon to aline tl same with different track sections of both o saidseries of track and P.'

Located at the ends of the ties l and 2 are hydraulic cylinderssections,each track embodying two rails edly connected in pairs and all of thetracks connected tomove in unison longitudinally 'of the cross ties,means carried by said shiftable 'tracks engaging in the grooved ciossties, rollers carried by alternate cross ties on which the tracks ridewhen'being shifted, y

track rails carried by alternating cross ties, and'rcllers carried bythe tracks engaginfr saidtrack rails, and means for shifting sai tracksin unison in opposite directions laterally. of the track sections.

2.' The combination withtwo series of spaced track sections, the tracksof each series being parallel., a series of cross ties arranged in thespace between the two series vor track "sections, aplurality of tracksmounted on saidcross ties and shiftable thereonl to aline the 'same withdifferent tracks of both. of said series oftrack sections, eachtrack'embodying track rails fix-,

edlyv connected in pairs and all of the tracks connected to move inunison longitudinally 'res being parallel, a seriesoi' cross ties ar-lranged in the space between the two series .of vtrack sections, aplurality of tracks mounted on said cross. ties and shiftable thereon toaline Vthe saine with diiferent.

track sections of. both of said series oftrack sections, eachtrack'einbodyin track rails ixcdly connected in pairs an all of thetracks connected to movel in unison longitudinally of the cross ties andlaterally of z theseries of track sections, rollers carried by someof-said cross ties on which the tracks ride while being shifted railscarried by some of said cross ties, and rollers carried by tlie'.t1acksengaging said rails,means for 'shifting said tracks 1n unison inopposite directions laterally of the track sections, brakesfor therollers traveling on said rails', and means for operating saldbrakes.

4.*The combination with two series of tspaced track sections, the'tracks-of each series being parallel, a' series .of cross ties.arranged inl the space between the two series of track sectionsaplurality of tracks mounted `on said-cross ties and shiftable thereon toalinethe saine with differenttracks of both of said series of tracksections, each track embodying track rails ixedly connected in pairs andall of the tracks connected to move in unison longitudinally of thecloss ties, rollers carried by some of said cross ties on which thelaterallv movable tracks rlde spaced track sections, the tracks of eachse-- ries being parallel, a series of cross ties arveli/,607

and engaging said rails7 and pneumatic vmeans for shifting said tracksin unison in opposite directions laterally of the track sections.

5. The combination With' two sries oi ranged in the space between thetwo series of track sections, a plurality of tracks mountedv on saidcross ties and shiftable thereon to aline the same with dilerent tracksof both of said series oftrack sections, each track. f embodying trackrails iixedly connected 1n pairs and all of the tracks connected to movein unison longitudinally of the cross ties, rollers carried by some ofsaid cross ties 0H. which the laterally movable tracks ride when beingshifted, rails carried by some of said cross ties, rollers carried bythe tracks and engaging said rails, brakes carried by said tracks toiengage the rollers traveling on said rails, and pneumatic means forshifting the tracks in unison laterally of the track sections andapplying said brakes.

- In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature iu the presence of twoWitnesses. .JAMES GARFIELD ARTER. Witnesses: l CHAs. A. ALLEN,

`MAX H. SnoLovITz.`

